Where does “मालूम” come from?

मालूम (Hindi) comes from Arabic مَعْلُوم, from Arabic عَلِمَ, from Arabic ل, from Proto-Semitic *lV- — for, to.

मालूम (Hindi): known; evident, clear; obvious

Definitions

  1. known; evident, clear; obvious

Ancestry of “मालूम”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicمَعْلُومknown
2Arabicعَلِمَto know, to perceive, to distinguish
3Arabicلto, for, belonging to; لَـ •; Used to express...
4Proto-Semitic*lV-for, to
Every word from Proto-Semitic *lV- →Every word from Arabic ل →Every word from Arabic عَلِمَ →